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G. R. SPEAR.

GAME APPARATUS.

Patented Apr. 18, 1882.

INVENTOR I UNrTnn STATES Parser Orrrcn.

GEORGE It. SPEAK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO HIMSELF AND I IVILLIAM J. H. MOKILLOP, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no. 256,756, dated April 18, 1882.

Application filed Fehrnary16,1882. (No model.) d A To all whom it may concern: When the apparatus is made on a large scale Be it known that I, GEORGE It. SPEAK, of I prefer to use the two uprights B B, which Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of rise from the main ground-sill or cross-piece (I, New York,have invented anew and Improved the board or platform A, upon which the ob- 5 Game Apparatus, of which the following is a jects to be struck are placed, being placed upon full, clear, and exact description. the said cross-piece between the uprights, as "My invention consists of a contrivance or shown in Fig. 1; but when made 011 a small apparatus for playing my new game, which scale only one upright, B, will be used, which game consists in swinging or throwing a suswill be provided withthe horizontal arm e,whieh 1o pended ball to strike pins or balls or other obreaches over and above the center of the board,

jects set up as the targetor object to be struck as shown in Fig. 2. Nor will the small appaon a suitable platform or board. ratus be provided with a main sill or cross- The apparatus consists of a suitable standpiece, as in the large size; but the upright will ard or standards, from the top or tops of which be braced to the board or platform by the braces 15 the ball to be thrown is suspended by means ff, as shown. In the large size the uprights of a suitable cord or rope, and of a board or will be braced from the cross-piece d by the platform upon or in which the balls or pins to braces g g, and also from the board or platbe struck are supported, the board or platform form A by the braces h h. being suitably spotted and perforated for the (3 represents the ball to be thrown or swung, 7o 20 proper arrangement of the pins or balls. which may be of wood, rubber, or any other In order that the game may be made diffisuitable material, and which is suspended the cult, I construct the board or platform so as proper height above the board or platform by to hold a series of fixed pins in front of the the cord or small rope c, which in the smallpins or balls to be struck, between which the sized apparatus is attached to the ring a, atz 5 suspended ballmust beaccuratelythrown,and tached to or formed in the outer end of the the feature also constitutes a part of my inhorizontal arm 0. vention. It will be understood, however, that In the larger-sized apparatus the ring a, to these fixed pins may be used or not, as desired. which the suspending-cord cis attached, isheld I design building the apparatus upon a large near the upper ends of and about midway be- 30 scale to be used out of doors, and also upon a tween the uprights B B by the small ropes or small scale for a parlor-game, and when made cords I) I). These cords b b may serve, also, to upon a small scale I design combining with tie the upper ends of the uprights together the board or platform a wheel-of-fortune and without other means; and in order that this a checker-board, which may be removed from may be done, and that the cords may be drawn 35 the board and replaced, when desired. up or tightened from the ground, the upper Reference is to be had to the accompanying ends of the uprights are bored through with drawings, forming a part of this specification, suitable holes, or they may be provided with in which similar letters of reference indicate suitable sheaves, staples, or rings for the pascorresponding parts in all the figures. sage of the cords through them in this man- 4o Figure l is a perspective view of my new ncr. The free end of the cord b is passed first game apparatus built upon alarge scale. Fig. through the hole e in the upright B, thence 2 is a similar View of the apparatus built upon across and through the hole 0 in the upright a small scale, showing the wheel-of-fortune and B, then down the side of the latter to the cleat checker-board in place in the platform. Fig. ion the side of said upright, where the cord 5 5 Sisadetailed front elevation of the upper ends is secured. The free end of the cord b is of the standards of the large-sized apparatus, then passed through the hole a" in the upright showing the manner of suspending the ball- B, thence across and through the hole 0 in cord and tying the upper ends of the standthe upright B, and finally down the side of the ards together; and Fig. 4 is a front elevation latter, and is secured to a cleat upon the out- I00 P 50 of one of the angle-rods upon which balls to side of the said upright in the same manner be struck are placed. that the cord b is secured.

The upper surface of the board or platform has the series of spots J painted upon it, (which are preferably arranged in the form of a triangle, as shown,) upon which the piusj are to be placed in playing the game. In the large-sized apparatus there will be several of;

the angle-rods F (shown in Fig. 4) are to be placed. Upon the horizontal portion of these angle-rods are to be placed the balls 0 e, which may be numbered or paintedof different colors.

When these angle-rodsare-used there will be no other objects upon the board, the game being to swing the ball 0 so as to knock the colored balls, one at atime, off from the anglerods. 7

When the angle-rods are=not used the pins j will be set upon theseries ofspots at either end of the board or in the center of the board,

the game being to so swing the ball O as to knock down as many of the pins at a stroke as possible. When the headedrods L are used this knocking down of the pins isxmade very difficult, as the ball (3 has to be thrown-with great accuracy iuorder that it will not be stopped or deflected in its course by the headed pins.

In making the small-sized apparatus the center of the board will becircularly chambered out to receive the wheel-of-fortune N, which is centrally pivoted therein, so that it will revolve; and one end of the board is recessed and undercut at the edges of the recess, as shown at G, to receive and hold the checker-board H, as shown in Fig. 2. The board will also be provided with the small drawer I, for holding the pins 3', the checkers, and the other small things connected with the game.

I am aware that it is not new to suspend a ball by a flexible cord and vibrate it seas to strike pins or other objects arranged within its course of travel; but

What I claim is 1. The combination, with the uprights B B, having the holes 0 c, a cleat on the inside and a cleat on the outside, of the cords I) I), passing through said holes and secured to said cleats, as described.

2. In a game apparatus, the platform A, having square holes E, in combination with the angle-rods F, balls 0, and fiexiblysuspended balllO, as shown anddescribed.

3. The combination, with the swinging ball 0, of a rotary wheel-of-fortune, N, arranged on the platform, as shown and described.

GEO. R. SPEAR.

Witnesses:

H. A..Wns'r, EDGAR TATE. 

